Power-transmission unit



May 10. 1927.

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kewing persons etith machine I ing disposed between posed on the innerend of shat is horizontally disposedin bear1ngs19, 19);

1 tion indicated tion; Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the ratchet; andFig. 4 is a detailed view partly in section on line M Fig. 1, showingthe driving clutch. I

1 The various parts of the machine are mounted on the framefloor (orother support), 2, by. bolts 3 and surmounted by the'turret' 4tvrotatively diss osed thereon.

The shaft 5, horizontally ings 5, 5" in the frame, 1s furnished on tsinner end with thebevel gear, .6 and has its outer end threaded forengagement by the handnut'f. V 1 7,

On shaft 5 are adjustably disposed the ball bearing housings 8 and metalplate 10 the annular. leather, discs 11; the annular metal platesprocket 13; the hand nut 7 and sure controlling spring 14 the sprocketbedisposed inbea're friction being enga ed by the sprocket chain 13?leading ,to t e source of power supply (not shown) all provide forfrictionally holding the sprocket fixedl onsaid shaft under any predetenmine pressure. a

The shaft 15, vertically dispo'sed in bearings 15, 15" in the frame, 1sfurnished, on its lower end with-bevel gear 16, engaged by bevel gear 6,and on'its upper end gear 17, which engages bevel car 18 disin theturret 4.

The shaft 19 isfurnished on its outer end with ear 20 loosely mountedthereon, which gearis limited in its rotation to, the (11120:

by'the arrowf(Fig, 2.);by the ratchet 21 keyed on said shaft 19 and conaparti ularly ad pted to? i igate .1 9.:

similar supports 27 1, fastened to the 9 the annular 12 the the pres-'the friction discs and Danger veyor or elevatoris avoided byivemployingso related and disposed as to. l I a m y ipped sprocket 13 de-.

with bevel be rotated vertically through an angle of ost t se eis ha a.dpemlls rta she 2 2 as t t 19 1 in. h ring .r ie het ret 4-3 1 Qn'ih mnrsndpish f 26 s ma me leeve 2, ,circemiswnha1 y slatted-s 2 to rece vep193 affix d inner end of 31. to was t e-flatt ned 9i sha tf i; therebyat-W393 f om the ass as Wisely waisted urret 4 in alignment wit 1 thebelt type (not shown).

as seer i fix d. the J 6 h 'gantsl x'disw d 1. l'fllldnf vertical PM?proiset ii i p r H a site, 26; th I th sleeve 28 b ng sl tt d." at

lutch u and their upper ends 35", 35 gprovide bearings for the axialshaft of an elevator, or conveyor of the endless The mechanism ispreferably of such pro- 1 portions that it may conveniently be placed yu on a shelf, or support projected, from the 7 side or end of a motortruck, or other vehicle Y (not shown).

The flexible sprocket chainsis connected with thesou'rce of power, as,,for example, them'otorof a truck (notshown). l

In-the mechanism described the turret may be completely rotated, thus"bringing the bearings carriedTthereb beneath the ends of the shaft 33;andsai shaft may then be lowered into said bearings, being fixedly"held therein by the clutch mechanism above described.

B this device one is enabled to unload true or other vehicle easily andquickly.

from suddenstopping of the conthe scribed. I

i The conveyor clutch mechanism is xedly held therein;

but theparts are so proportioned and re- .1

lated as to permit the conveyor shaft 33to 210?.and to turn withvtheturret. I claim surmounting the frame and furnished on its outer-endwith a frictionally shaft,' when dropped into v the bearings in the"supports 35 and into the 6 i .fenga'ged, spring-controlled sprocket;aseci oncl rotary i shaft horizontally ;clisp,ose l on the turret andfurnished" onits' outer end with a gear loosely mounted thereon-21mldriven by a spring eontrollegl pawl and ratchet atfixed to the a thirdrotary shatt horizontally disposed on the turret above and paralleltothe .eee oncl shaft above mentioned and" furnished 011 its outer endwith a gearafiixecl thereto and eli ragreclh \f*"the gear on haul.se'r-oi'u'l shaft; a vertieally disposedrotaryshe i eratively connectingthe inner ends of first and. seeonrlmentioned Shafts; hearurgx on theturret in" :1Xial" a-lig'muen'twith th ihirrl shalt mentikiineil torttrition 5m hohlingan additional 'sh'alrfarid a'ehiteh on the inner endof the tliinlfshaft rm- ;rrasjiing and holdingen encl'olf such mu tionalshaft, and hax 'in'gi" a part of one inde pendent rotation on said thirdjshat'tf 2. A power transmission unit:eompriei'ne in combination, aframe; a rotary tu surmounting the frame; arotary shaft, (mposed on theframe and having ione'eml furnished with a gear," frietionally heldouter enel of the shaft:

"shaft;

thereon and gaclaptethto rotate therewith under jn'erleterininmlpressure -a second rotary rear (liepoeed on the turret and ilurnieheilon one eml w-ith a gear aml on the other end with a clutch adapted toreceive wand hold. the: end of an additional shaft;

such :ul litional mechanism opera t ientioned aha h" with the seeondfnieutioi' *(l Sh: i3. i power trz'iinsinisei-oir unit ebln filfisih'gj.in eonibinatitnn' zr'l rhi'i'ieg h jrot'ary turret leurumi int iug'ithe. ,ll'fllllb; a rotary 'ehett ll is ure: on thel rnihefiin l'ha riiigone eml furnishexl with a, en-g a second rotarvsihal'f dielioserl 0:1the'turret and furnished on one em? withh *l'titll'f and *h avin'g itk:other end adapted to reeeiveiinflhohl the end. of an additional shaft;hearings mrthe turret ior FHPl) additional shatt; hurl oearingr' on theturret for and rutermet hate tireiv eonneeting the lire mentioned ehattwith the SGCOIHl mentioned intermediate 'n'u rhanilem operatirelyeonn'eetmgthe first

